Ballium

A fortress or bulwark; also BALLIVO AMOVENDO (L. Lat. for removing a bailiff). A writ to remove a bailiff out of his office.

Balium. L. Lat.

In old law and practice. Protection, custody, guardianship. Spelman, Infantem dimissum sub ballio et tutela, &c.; sent away when a child under the bail and protection* Id. Bail or delivery; the delivery or bailing of a person out of prison under sureties for his appeanince, {sub vadimonio.) Spelman, Bail or sureties for a defendant's appearance, and to whom he was delivered for safe keeping. Tradere in ballium; to deliver to bail. Bract, fol. 123. Stat, Marlbr, c. 28. Dimittere per ballium; to discharge by or on bail. Bract, fol. 123. Imposuit commune ballium; put in common bail. 1 Salk. 8. Delivery of goods. Catalla fe Umum per visum et ballium coronatoris tradantur; the chattels of felons shall be delivered by the view and hail of the coroners. Chart, 3 Edw. I. cited in Cowell. An outer bulwark of a fortified place; the area Or court yard contained within such enclosure. Hence the English word bailey, applied to places and buildings, as the Old Bajley. P. Cyclop€tdia,